schubert

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High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
Would be hard, VERY hard , to be more wrong Mapman.You have no concept of levels of analysis. 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
Frog, the reason parents do not discipline their children is that the social forces inherent in economic globalizationhave driven the nuceler family in on itself in this phase of dog-eat-dog late capitalism.Kids are needed as friends .BTW, rock is... 
BEST CART FOR SMEV12 ARM at TW BLACK NIGHT TT
Nagoka MP-5000 
Jazz for aficionados
Gives new meaning to dumb as a stone. 
Jazz for aficionados
I have a ticket to Sonnerberg's Concert at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival in two weeks. I'll tell her the greatest American critic is worried about her career at the meet and greet. 
Marantz SR5008 vs Cambridge Audio AZUR 650R
CA makes good CD players, amps prone to be troublesome.I had 2 that were, other posts on here to that effect as well. 
Need help on speaker decisions
I agree with Robsker. 
Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers?
Brownsfan is 99.999 % correct.My only caveat might be that in the way humans are socialized, most of us are actually a product of our grandmothers time.A rare truly talented human can be in the present time.There are perhaps 10 artists in Western ... 
For nearfield listening: which of these towers?
They are so good you won't even think about it, at least with Acoustical Music. 
Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers?
Since I have no idea who Devo is , beats me.But Bach is beyond any time . 
Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier
Dondpatric,I'd try a pr of Morrow SP4 speaker cables, even SP3. 
AVA FET 600
I've heard it, a great amp. I thought very good bass tone and harmonics in particular.I own a Synergy 450 which Frank is quoted as saying is a toss up with FET 600. 450 much better than Odyssey, McCormack, Belles, I had before it.Call AVA, last ti... 
vacuum tube shelf life
I heard some Navy tubes from 20's once, unreal good. 
For nearfield listening: which of these towers?
Thats easy, a pair of Totem Dreamcatchers, one of the best speakers ever .Followed closely by Silverline Minuets. 
switch from Tekton 6.5t to Tekton mini Lore?
Amen Chayro.I used a pair of tiny Totem Rainmakers for years in a small 11x 13 bedroom, sounded good, but nothing like their famous Stereophile review that basically said they were greatest speaker of all-time.On a whim I tried them in a 20x 17 ro...